By Adam Pagnucco. On August 11, 2023, the Washington Post broke one of the biggest scandals in MCPS history: the fact that Principal Joel Beidleman was promoted despite the fact…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Superintendent Monifa McKnight has few defenders to help her resist an attempt by the school board to oust her, but the Montgomery County NAACP is one of…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Back in September, I wrote a post about the powers the school board has over the superintendent. Those powers are substantial and include the ability to remove…
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By Adam Pagnucco. I have been quoting the Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA) a lot lately on the regular controversies in MCPS and there are good reasons for that. First,…
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Inspector General Punts
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By Adam Pagnucco. For weeks on end, Montgomery County residents have been eagerly awaiting the second report on MCPS’s sexual harassment scandal from Inspector General (IG) Megan Davey Limarzi. The…
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Can the School Board Fire McKnight?
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By Adam Pagnucco. Yesterday, MCPS Superintendent Monifa McKnight came out swinging against the school board, alleging that they were pressuring her to resign. MoCo360 printed this quote: Officers from the…
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By Adam Pagnucco. MCPS Superintendent Monifa McKnight has declared her intention to resist an effort by the school board to oust her according to reporting by MoCo360 and the Washington…
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By Adam Pagnucco. In response to today’s bombshell article in MoCo360 detailing alleged retaliation against an MCPS investigator looking into sexual harassment, the Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA) has sent…
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Will There be Accountability at MCPS?
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By Adam Pagnucco. Soon after the Montgomery County Office of Inspector General (OIG) released a report holding that claims of misconduct by MCPS officials could not be substantiated, the school…
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By Adam Pagnucco. The Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA) has released a smoking statement in reaction to the latest county inspector general report on MCPS. The report could not substantiate…